Compared to oils which are built up and mixed slowly and methodically on the canvas or board, watercolours offer a quick impression of the sitter or scene to brush on before the water contained within dries. It is an approach often painted live in situ rather than a studio and creates images rich in light and movement. Colours can be premixed or placed as distinct layers on the paper, and every stroke needs to be intentional and planned to prevent mistakes which can’t be undone. It is the spontaneity of watercolours which make antique and vintage examples so appealing. These are often humble moments from the past, captured in time and never to return. They have been kept out of the sun by owners who cherished them too much to see them fade, and their smaller size makes them feel more personal.
The 19th and 20th Centuries were the hiatus for watercolours and at LoveAntiques we have a large and fine selection for any space on your wall you wish to fill.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Song Bird Watercolour, Framed c.1950s — Charles F. Tunnicliffe OBE RA British Wildlife Art
£ 28,000
Song Bird Watercolour, Framed c.1950s — Charles F. Tunnicliffe OBE RA British Wildlife Art
£ 28,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 350
Graham Deakin Antiques
Arthur Wragg (1903-1976) Watercolour
£ 295
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
A 19th Century Watercolour - Village Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
A 19th Century Watercolour - Village Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
A 19th Century Watercolour - Pastoral Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
A 19th Century Watercolour - Pastoral Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Harry Goodwin (1842–1925) Lucerne Twilight, 1892
£ 850
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
19th Century Folk Art Naive Watercolour Painting - Comical Coaching Scene
£ 35
19th Century Folk Art Naive Watercolour Painting - Comical Coaching Scene
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Derek Cook - Original Vintage Watercolour "Buffalo In Nepal" - Signed
£ 35
Derek Cook - Original Vintage Watercolour "Buffalo In Nepal" - Signed
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
William Rand Antiques
Edwardian Portrait Watercolour by L Sommer
£ 240
William Rand Antiques
Coastal Watercolour by John McDougal
£ 600
William Rand Antiques
Coastal Watercolour by Staithes Artist James Watson
£ 250
Vintage Jack Rabbit Ltd
“Cotswolds” - Original Watercolour - David Brookes
£ 125
£ 695
Antique Loch Landscape Painting, Scottish, Watercolour Art, Highlands Picture
£ 695
London Fine Ltd
Prometheus Antiques
Fine & Large Hunting Watercolour by Basil Nightingale (1864-1940)
£ 550
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Large Painting High Tide off Trebarwith Strand” Dramatic Cornish Shipwreck Masterpiece by Charles Sim Mottram RBA, 1894
£ 10,000
Large Painting High Tide off Trebarwith Strand” Dramatic Cornish Shipwreck Masterpiece by Charles Sim Mottram RBA, 1894
£ 10,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Millers Antiques
Scottish Painting Firth of Forth Dysart
£ 250
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Pair of 19th Century Naive Folk Art Cut-paper Watercolours - Blacksmith & Lady
£ 70
Pair of 19th Century Naive Folk Art Cut-paper Watercolours - Blacksmith & Lady
£ 70
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
HMY Victoria and Albert Royal Yacht off Osborne House c.1852 British Marine Painting
£ 6,500
HMY Victoria and Albert Royal Yacht off Osborne House c.1852 British Marine Painting
£ 6,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 235
£ 249
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Raoul Millais (1901–1999), Three Black Hats – Watercolour
£ 645
Raoul Millais (1901–1999), Three Black Hats – Watercolour
£ 645
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Wick Antiques Ltd
Fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller Trading Ship off the Italian Coast in Starboard Tack
£ 2,850
Fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller Trading Ship off the Italian Coast in Starboard Tack
£ 2,850
Wick Antiques Ltd
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour and Gouache 'the Kitchen Table' Peter Potworowski 1898-1962. C.1955. Corsham. Provenance; The Artist's Estate
£ 850
Original Watercolour and Gouache 'the Kitchen Table' Peter Potworowski 1898-1962. C.1955. Corsham. Provenance; The Artist's Estate
£ 850
21st Century Gallery
Frank Storey Ltd
Captain Forbes MacBean (Active Mid 19th Century) Seller of Sweetmeats, Constantinople Watercolour & Graphite on Paper
£ 4,800
Captain Forbes MacBean (Active Mid 19th Century) Seller of Sweetmeats, Constantinople Watercolour & Graphite on Paper
£ 4,800
Frank Storey Ltd
IOC Antiques Ltd
Watercolour by Henry A Payne (1868-1940)
£ 155
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
A Pair of Attractive Mid 19th Century Watercolours
£ 675
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Louis Joseph Reckelbus - A Superb Watercolour - Duck Hunting - c.1920's
£ 155
Louis Joseph Reckelbus - A Superb Watercolour - Duck Hunting - c.1920's
£ 155
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
J. Lucien Grellet (French) - Colourful Watercolour Harbour Scene
£ 445
J. Lucien Grellet (French) - Colourful Watercolour Harbour Scene
£ 445
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Colonial Painting –inbound Junk Ship Mouth of the Pearl River, Hong Kong C1914
£ 3,980
Colonial Painting –inbound Junk Ship Mouth of the Pearl River, Hong Kong C1914
£ 3,980
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Early 19th Century Painting Captain John Cooke’s Family Portrait Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Early 19th Century Painting Captain John Cooke’s Family Portrait Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Time to Admire Ltd
Framed & Dated Original Watercolour / Pencil Picture of Birds. Signed by Artist Mike Donnell
£ 165
Framed & Dated Original Watercolour / Pencil Picture of Birds. Signed by Artist Mike Donnell
£ 165
Time to Admire Ltd
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour '2 Glasgow Ladies' by James Gorman 1931-2005. Framed.signed and Dated Verso June 80
£ 125
Original Watercolour '2 Glasgow Ladies' by James Gorman 1931-2005. Framed.signed and Dated Verso June 80
£ 125
21st Century Gallery
Rams Head Antiques
Mughal School Original Gouache Painting Lovers in Landscape
£ 265
Graham Deakin Antiques
Watercolour by Harry Turner (1908-2009)
£ 125
£ 395
Mughal School Original Gouache Painting Courtly Lovers in Cruciform Frame
£ 395
Rams Head Antiques
Frank Storey Ltd
A Collection of Fourteen Early 20th-century Canadian / North American Botanical Watercolours
£ 2,950
A Collection of Fourteen Early 20th-century Canadian / North American Botanical Watercolours
£ 2,950
Frank Storey Ltd
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'reading' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 1909-1993. Signed. C.1965
£ 120
Original Watercolour 'reading' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 1909-1993. Signed. C.1965
£ 120
21st Century Gallery
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
N G Dickson - Watercolour - Winter Rural Scene
£ 375
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Kazi Anowar Hossain - Watercolour - Landscape Scene (Bengal)
£ 395
Kazi Anowar Hossain - Watercolour - Landscape Scene (Bengal)
£ 395
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
